A26927:96
Fair-warning, or, XXV reasons against toleration and indulgence of popery with the Arch-bishop of…
Fair-warning, or, XXV reasons against toleration and indulgence of popery with the Arch-bishop of Canterbury's letter to the King and all the bishops of Ireland's protestation to the Parliament to the same purpose : with an answer to the Roman-Catholics reasons for indulgence : also the excellent reasons of the Honourable House of Commons against indulgence, with historical observations thereupon.Fair-warning, or, XXV reasons against toleration and indulgence of popery with the Arch-bishop of Canterbury's letter to the King and all the bishops of Irelands protestation to the Parliament to the same purpose : with an answer to the Roman-Catholicks reasons for indulgence : also the excellent reasons of the Honourable House of Commons against indulgence, with historical observations thereupon.
London: printed for S.U.N.T.F.S., 1663
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Answ. We disown this reproachful insinuation: we own no rule of Faith but the Scripture,—by which we try all humane writings—judging in our selves what is right:—and though we have the Fathers and the first Councils against you, yet we desire nothing but the Scripture for our selves;—we reverence the practice of the Ancients; we walk by the rule of Scripture; as we would do as they did, so would we ⟨p. 30⟩walk by the same rule they did.
6 Reason, The Lutherans agree with the Papists elsewhere, therefore, &c. Ans. I. How the Lutherans agree with Papists we say not, we are sure the Papists agree not with Lutherans,—what else means the quarrels, plots, seditions, tumults, discontents we hear of every day? 2. We walk not by example, but by rule: 3. This favour the Lutherans and Huguenots got by arms, and keep by interest; before we know how they were used.
6 Reason, The Lutherans agree with the Papasts elsewhere, therefore, &c. Ans. I. How the Lutherans agree with Papists we say not, we are sure the Papists agree not with Lutherans,—what else means the quarrels, plots, seditions, tumults, discontents we hear of every day? 2. We walk not by example, but by rule: 3. This favour the Lutherans and Hugonots got by arms, and keep by interest; before we know how they were used.
7. Reason, As to what you say of commerce and marriage, we establish not our religion upon policy, but upon piety—we look not what is most advantageous, but what is most lawful: although yet it be the interest of foreigners as much to be of our Religion, as it is ours to be of theirs—the English peace and trade is as much their advantage, as theirs is ours: as for the Earl of Bristow, he told King James and King Charles, that for which he was questioned by the Duke of Buckingham in Parliament: As for the Earl of Leicester he did a little regard Richelieu, as he did him:—and he hath lived to see as great a Cardinal court the English, when resolute in their way, though never so severe to Catholics—their resolute are fooled, the resolved are feared:—as for the Queen of Bohemia, if we had followed Her interest, she might have been the greatest Queen in Europe;—and the Lord would have let the World have seen—that it was the highest advantage in the World to give up our selves and relation to God and the Gospel: as for English Queens we may in time have Protestant Queens. In the mean time we know our gracious Queens will not impose upon us the public practice or indulgence at least of their Religion no more, then we impose our Religion upon them: they had rather few then whole Kingdoms should suffer, they had rather see you suffer for your conscience, then force us to allow your way against our consciences; however to avoid some supposed inconveniences, we will not commit sin which is a real, and the greatest inconvenience in the World.